Tri-State Sports

Alabama school district forced to reorder laptops after US blocks China shipment

Wednesday, August 5

An Alabama school district has been forced to re-order thousands of laptops for students -- just weeks before the scheduled restart of school -- because the original computers were partly made by a Chinese company that is... Read More.

Disabled Iraq veteran faces five years in Alabama prison for legally prescribed medical marijuana

Tuesday, August 4

By all accounts, Sean Worsley is a war hero. He earned a Purple Heart, along with a laundry list of additional military accolades, for clearing roadside bombs in Iraq. He also earned a lifetime of post-service ailments, including post-traumatic stress disorder... Read More.

GOP lawmaker resigns from Alabama church after celebrating KKK leader

Monday, August 3

A Republican Alabama lawmaker said he has no plans to step down after days of backlash for posting a photo celebrating the birthday of a Ku Klux Klan leader -- the same day the state honored the... Read More.

Alabama governor extends mask order, will require students in grade 2 and above

Thursday, July 30

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is extending a state order requiring face coverings in public for another month. And she says masks will be required for students in grade 2 and above in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19 as schools reopen. Ivey announced she... Read More.

GOP lawmaker celebrates KKK leader’s birthday in Alabama on same day John Lewis’ legacy is honored in state

Wednesday, July 29

A GOP lawmaker in Alabama is facing backlash after posting a photo celebrating the birthday of a confederate general, who was also a leader of the Ku Klux Klan, on the same day that the state honored the Read More.

Alabama church held multiday revival, now 40 congregants tested positive for coronavirus

Tuesday, July 28

More than 40 people have tested positive for the coronavirus after attending a multiday revival, the pastor of a small Baptist church in northern Alabama said Sunday. “The whole church has got it, just about,” Daryl Ross, pastor... Read More.

Jackson county residents challenge Gov. Ivey’s Face Mask Mandate

Tuesday, July 28

UPDATE: The Governor’s lawyers have asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit. They argue that Alabama has the authority under the Emergency Management Act. SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) – Three residents of Scottsboro are challenging Governor Kay Ivey’s face mask mandate in court. They filed a lawsuit in... Read More.

Rep. John Lewis’ body carried across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama tributes

Monday, July 27

The body of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., who died at the age of 80 on July 17 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., for the final time Sunday. Sunday found him crossing... Read More.

North Alabama Superintendents back in-person learning

Friday, July 24

Both Jackson and DeKalb county superintendents want traditional, in-person learning The full statement is below: The superintendents of Albertville City, Athens City, Colbert County, Cullman City, DeKalb County, Cullman County, Haleyville City, Jackson County, Marshall County, and Russellville City are aware of multiple systems in the... Read More.

Alabama 2020 Senate race: What to know about the Doug Jones-Tommy Tuberville contest

Thursday, July 23

After Trump-backed Tommy Tuberville emerged victorious in the Republican primary over former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Alabama Senate race is soundly underway between Tuberville and incumbent Democrat Doug Jones. As Republicans seek to keep their majority in... Read More.

Alabama school district forced to reorder laptops after US blocks China shipment

Disabled Iraq veteran faces five years in Alabama prison for legally prescribed medical marijuana

GOP lawmaker resigns from Alabama church after celebrating KKK leader

Alabama governor extends mask order, will require students in grade 2 and above

GOP lawmaker celebrates KKK leader’s birthday in Alabama on same day John Lewis’ legacy is honored in state

Alabama church held multiday revival, now 40 congregants tested positive for coronavirus

Jackson county residents challenge Gov. Ivey’s Face Mask Mandate

Rep. John Lewis’ body carried across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama tributes

North Alabama Superintendents back in-person learning

Alabama 2020 Senate race: What to know about the Doug Jones-Tommy Tuberville contest

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